Rapid City- Patricia Karen Patty Danielson 71, Rapid City, died peacefully Saturday, February 19th, 2011, surrounded by her family at the Hospice House of the Black Hills. She was born to Russell Eldred and Edith Irene (Robertson) Pace, September 25th, 1939 on her Grandparents farm near Elk Point, SD. She grew up at the family farm near Burbank, SD attending Burbank Country School through the 8th grade. Patty graduated from Vermillion High School in 1957 where she sang in Chorus, was a majorette and was a member of the twirling and dance troupe. On May 19, 1956 Patty married Gerald Jeb Danielson. From this union they had four children. They lived in many parts of South Dakota and Montana following Jebs employment. Although the marriage did not survive, Patty and Jeb remained lifelong friends sharing many happy occasions with their children and grandchildren. During the early years of married life Patty was a homemaker but in 1969 a hidden talent as a business woman was revealed when she began selling Avon in Elk Point and the surrounding farming community. It was said when a farmer, working in the barn or on a tractor in a nearby field would see her driving up the road he would head for the house so he could sit down and chew the fat with Patty while she put on her dog and pony show selling her products to the farm wife. In 1970 Patty began working in the trucking business with Jeb, transferring to Rapid City in 1972. In 1978 she went to work at First Federal Savings & Loan as the Presidents executive secretary. In 1981 she went to work with a local development company and became a partner in the purchase of Headlines Academy of Cosmetology in 1982. In order to understand the cosmetology profession Patty attended Cosmetology school in Bozeman, Montana and returned to Rapid City in 1984. Patty then became the sole owner expanding, achieving accreditation and moving it to downtown Rapid City in 1987. An accredited massage program was added in 1995. She sold Headlines Academy in 2002. Patty also opened Its Your Place Salon and Day Spa and continued to work there as a massage therapist and bookkeeper until July, 2010. Patty said that owning Headlines Academy was the best achievement of her professional career. She loved to learn and took great pride in educating students. Although many people where influenced by Patty as a business woman, her children remember more of the legacy she created as a loving caring and supportive mother. She loved hosting large family gatherings, cooking vast amounts of food and always setting the perfect table whether it be for Christmas with relatives or Sunday breakfast with the family. The children were the recipients of her creative talents as she spent many sleepless nights sewing their school clothes, prom dresses, home decorations and toys. Patty had eight grandchildren who richly blessed her life. She masterfully captured their love and attention by organizing sleepovers and elaborate theme parties. The love she extended to them came back to her tenfold as they surrounded and supported her in her final days. She is survived by her mother, Edith Pace of Rapid City; her children, Teri (Bruce) Dudley, Duluth, MN; Royce (Donna) Danielson, Piedmont; Kristol (Mark) McKie, Rapid City and Robert (Milissa) Danielson, Rapid City; grandchildren, Curtis and Kenny Danielson, Matthew, Karris and Kassie McKie, Zachery Houska and William Danielson; siblings Gary (Kaaren) Pace, Kansas City, MO; Sandra (Jerry) Duhaime, Elk Point, SD and Pam (Mike) Hammes, Racine, WI. She was preceded in death by her father Russell Pace and her grandson Jeb Houska. The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff and volunteers of Hospice of the Black Hills, Interim Health Care, Fountain Springs Care Center and the countless family members and friends who took part in her final months. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday, February 25, at Parkview Evangelical Free Church, 333 Sandra Lane, with the Pastor David Greenhood officiating. A memorial fund has been established at Pioneer Bank and Trust for educational scholarships in the field of cosmetology.